Gale17 said:
also, how do you guys feel about people who have to take those drugs? maybe its just me, but i always sort of viewed them as weak... unable to function without meds seems... less than whole... you know what i mean? like... i don't want to have to dependent on something outside me inorder to be normal... makes me feel.. well.. abnormal. and that's depressing...
I think this attitude is fairly common, but it kind of strikes me as an outdated folk psychology view. It seems to stem from the idea that human will power is infinite and/or the idea that the mind is separate from the brain; basically, 'mind over matter.' But things don't really work like that. If you build a house based on a faulty set of physical laws, the house will probably collapse. Likewise, if you try to act as if conscious thoughts and intentions alone are enough to leap any mental hurdles, you're only setting yourself up for a fall. Will power is not unlimited by any stretch (if it were, dieting would be easy and everyone who wanted to be skinny would be). And of course, the mind is subject to all sorts of mechanisms and conditions in the brain, and sometimes those mechanisms need a little tweaking or tune-up for everything to run optimally.
Look at it this way... is there any shame in an old man using a cane to help him walk? Is his cane use indicative of an inherent character flaw or personal weakness? Of course not. There are just simple physical conditions presented to him in life which present to him a challenge. To overcome that challenge, he needs to change his existing conditions, so he uses the cane. What is the greater character flaw-- to concede that he needs some assistance given his current situation, or to struggle needlessly to do something as simple as walking? I'm not saying will power is completely ineffectual or that any attempt at all at self-reliance should be abandoned or anything like that, but it's certainly the wiser path to know, respect, and accept one's own limitations than to ignore them and struggle a needless struggle in vain.
As for being dependent on things outside yourself to be whole... this is not something to be ashamed of at all! If you think about it, everyone is already this way, all the time. On the biological level, we need to constantly support our bodies with food and drink; on the social level, we need love, acceptance, companionship, etc. from others, without which no one can be a healthy human being, let alone a whole one; and so on. So everyone, without exception, needs a constant stream of these things from outside of themselves in order to sustain them and make them whole. Some groups of people have needs that are unique with respect to the population at large, but that's not something to be looked down upon. Diabetics need to take insulin shots because their bodies just don't regulate certain chemicals in an optimal way. Should they feel ashamed or outcast because of that? Are they diabetic because they're weak-willed or in some way not whole as a person? Of course not. The situation of a diabetic who needs to take insulin is really not all that different from the situation of someone who could benefit from taking an anti-depressant.
I'm normal. 
So no medicine can help Evo. I'm normal, no help for me. 
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There's no need to be sorry for reaching out for help when you need it. It's important to know when to ask for help, and takes a lot of courage to do it.
and I haven't read all replies.You know somhow thes kind of deseases seem to be incurable right now.I know lots of examples of people who are involved in .and I have to say even medication couldn't help you.you know I can't explain my ideas about this case now maybe I do it later.
